Out of the Deep: Stories of the Supernatural

Twelve stories of the supernatural by Dennis Hamley collected into one edition. The world of ghosts is a varied one. The ghosts in these stories may seek justice for wrongs done to them in life, they may bring relief for injustice to people in the present. Some are malignant, some bring hope to the people of the present, some bring danger, others bring death. They may repay debts, they may right wrongs. There are prizefighting ghosts, musical ghosts, athletic ghosts, football ghosts, railway ghosts, Christmas ghosts, revenants from the past and one or two from the future. Ghost stories have been told for as long as there has been speech. They seem to satisfy deeply held instincts and needs. Each of these stories comes with an author's postscript, showing what triggered the writing process, what sort of ghost inhabits the story ands where it may sit in the great pantheon of this mighty genre.

About the Author

About the Author Dennis Hamley's first novel, Pageants of Despair, was first published by Andre Deutsch in 1974. Since then he has written over seventy books, mainly for children and young adults. These include The War and Freddy (shortlisted for the Smarties Prize), Hare's Choice, Spirit of the Place, Out of the Mouths of Babes, Ellen's People (published in the USA as Without Warning), which is set in World War 1, and Divided Loyalties, set in World War 2. He has published with Scholastic, OUP, Franklin Watts, Walker Books and several others. He has been published in the USA by Delacorte, SG Philips, Candlewick Press and Paul Dry Books. Many of his books have been translated into other languages. He now writes mainly as an independent author and has placed twelve books so far on Kindle. You can find out more about Dennis and his books at his own website www.dennishamley.co.uk. He also blogs every month at www.authorselectric.blogspot.com

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